Nutritive and mineral value of ripe fruits Evaluation of nutritive and mineral value in ripe fruits of Spondias pinnata from two location of Western Himalaya, India Andola Harish C.1, Purohit Vijay K.2,* 1Herbal Research and Development Institute, Centre for Aromatic Plants, Selaqui, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India 2High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar Garhwal 246 174, Uttarakhand, India *Corresponding author : Vijay Kant Purohit, E-mail : vijaykantpurohit@rediffmail.com
Abstract Among the Himalayan edible plants, Spondias pinnata Linn. (Local Name: Amara) grows naturally and sparsely distributed in the forest between 500 to 1500 m altitude. It has been identified recently a high priority bioresource with outstanding economic and ecological value. Therefore, the study have been undertaken to assess the nutritive and mineral potential of ripe fruits of S. pinnata and their comparison with other wild as well as horticulture fruits. The fruit of S. pinnata possess food energy 189–203 kcal/g, crude fat 12.23–12.54%, crude fiber 3.13–4.03%, total carbohydrate 23.54–16.30%, sodium 1.38–0.96%, calcium 0.93- 0.15%, iron 1.5–1.3%, and copper 0.9–1.23 0%, respectively. Results of the present study indicated that the nutritive and mineral potentials of S. pinnata is higher as compared to other wild edibles of the region and comparable with commercially available horticulture fruits. Top Keywords Himalayan edible plants, Spondias, Bioresource, Nutraceutical, Medicinal. Top |